OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews is 135. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Hydrogen energy systems: A critical review of technologies, applications, trends and challenges	791
A comprehensive review of battery modeling and state estimation approaches for advanced battery management systems	661
Minimising the present and future plastic waste, energy and environmental footprints related to COVID-19	637
Renewable energy and climate change	589
A review and evaluation of the state-of-the-art in PV solar power forecasting: Techniques and optimization	550
Application of graphene in energy storage device – A review	476
A comprehensive review of stationary energy storage devices for large scale renewable energy sources grid integration	389
Recent advances in carbon dioxide utilization	380
A review on ammonia, ammonia-hydrogen and ammonia-methane fuels	367
Hydrogen storage technologies for stationary and mobile applications: Review, analysis and perspectives	346
Biomass for a sustainable bioeconomy: An overview of world biomass production and utilization	333
Lithium-ion battery aging mechanisms and diagnosis method for automotive applications: Recent advances and perspectives	333
Lignocellulose biomass pyrolysis for bio-oil production: A review of biomass pre-treatment methods for production of drop-in fuels	330
Environmental impact of renewable energy source based electrical power plants: Solar, wind, hydroelectric, biomass, geothermal, tidal, ocean, and osmotic	326
A review of phase change heat transfer in shape-stabilized phase change materials (ss-PCMs) based on porous supports for thermal energy storage	321
Ecological impacts of run-of-river hydropower plants—Current status and future prospects on the brink of energy transition	305
Hydrothermal carbonization of renewable waste biomass for solid biofuel production: A discussion on process mechanism, the influence of process parameters, environmental performance and fuel propertie	286
Will climate mitigation ambitions lead to carbon neutrality? An analysis of the local-level plans of 327 cities in the EU	278
Blockchain-empowered sustainable manufacturing and product lifecycle management in industry 4.0: A survey	277
A review and research on fuel cell electric vehicles: Topologies, power electronic converters, energy management methods, technical challenges, marketing and future aspects	271
Artificial intelligence and machine learning approaches to energy demand-side response: A systematic review	262
Global lignin supply overview and kraft lignin potential as an alternative for petroleum-based polymers	257
A survey on deep learning methods for power load and renewable energy forecasting in smart microgrids	257
Hydrogen storage methods: Review and current status	249
A Review of Non-Thermal Plasma Technology: A novel solution for CO2 conversion and utilization	249

Ecological effects of new-type urbanization in China	237
Future low-inertia power systems: Requirements, issues, and solutions - A review	234
Post-combustion carbon capture	234
Towards the future of smart electric vehicles: Digital twin technology	234
A comprehensive review on anaerobic digestion of organic fraction of municipal solid waste	230
Circular economy and the construction industry: Existing trends, challenges and prospective framework for sustainable construction	230
The role of environmental technology for energy demand and energy efficiency: Evidence from OECD countries	225
A review of CO2 emissions reduction technologies and low-carbon development in the iron and steel industry focusing on China	219
Lignin-enzyme interaction: A roadblock for efficient enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosics	219
Assessment of the pre-combustion carbon capture contribution into sustainable development goals SDGs using novel indicators	218
A review on alternative fuels in future energy system	218
Offshore wind turbine operations and maintenance: A state-of-the-art review	213
Refining biomass residues for sustainable energy and bio-products: An assessment of technology, its importance, and strategic applications in circular bio-economy	210
Progress in microwave pyrolysis conversion of agricultural waste to value-added biofuels: A batch to continuous approach	210
The impact of digital economy on energy transition across the globe: The mediating role of government governance	207
A review of technologies and applications on versatile energy storage systems	206
Heteroatom-doped graphene-based materials for sustainable energy applications: A review	203
Green roof and green wall benefits and costs: A review of the quantitative evidence	200
Prediction of daily global solar radiation using different machine learning algorithms: Evaluation and comparison	199
Robust multi-objective optimal design of islanded hybrid system with renewable and diesel sources/stationary and mobile energy storage systems	198
A deep learning framework for building energy consumption forecast	198
Configuration, design, and optimization of air-cooled battery thermal management system for electric vehicles: A review	197
Model predictive control of microgrids – An overview	194
A critical review on deployment planning and risk analysis of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) toward carbon neutrality	190
Comparative analysis of building insulation material properties and performance	189
Increasing the efficiency of hydrogen production from solar powered water electrolysis	187
Recent progress in defective TiO2 photocatalysts for energy and environmental applications	187
Hybrid energy harvesting technology: From materials, structural design, system integration to applications	187
Review of degradation and failure phenomena in photovoltaic modules	187
Climate change and industrial F-gases: A critical and systematic review of developments, sociotechnical systems and policy options for reducing synthetic greenhouse gas emissions	186
A critical review on livestock manure biorefinery technologies: Sustainability, challenges, and future perspectives	184
A review of Africa's transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy using circular economy principles	183
Microalgae an ecofriendly and sustainable wastewater treatment option: Biomass application in biofuel and bio-fertilizer production. A review	182
Rice bran oil-based biodiesel as a promising renewable fuel alternative to petrodiesel: A review	180
Smart energy cities in a 100% renewable energy context	180
Effects of biomass energy consumption on environmental quality: The role of education and technology in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation countries	180
Exergoenvironmental analysis of bioenergy systems: A comprehensive review	179
Advanced battery management strategies for a sustainable energy future: Multilayer design concepts and research trends	178
“Drop-in” fuel production from biomass: Critical review on techno-economic feasibility and sustainability	177
A systematic review of the smart energy conservation system: From smart homes to sustainable smart cities	175
Waste tyre valorization by catalytic pyrolysis – A review	174
Symmetric and asymmetric impact of economic growth, capital formation, renewable and non-renewable energy consumption on environment in OECD countries	174
Classification and challenges of bottom-up energy system models - A review	173
Mapping of research lines on circular economy practices in agriculture: From waste to energy	173
The role of interaction effect between renewable energy consumption and real income in carbon emissions: Evidence from low-income countries	171
Environmental, economic, and social impacts of geothermal energy systems	170
Comprehensive assessment and multi-objective optimization of a green concept based on a combination of hydrogen and compressed air energy storage (CAES) systems	167
A critical review of recent advances in the production of furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from lignocellulosic biomass through homogeneous catalytic hydrothermal conversion	165
Progress of the applications of bio-oil	165
Reviewing the potential of bio-hydrogen production by fermentation	164

Carbon intensity reduction assessment of renewable energy technology innovation in China: A panel data model with cross-section dependence and slope heterogeneity	161
Review of biochar role as additive in anaerobic digestion processes	160
Beating the urban heat: Situation, background, impacts and the way forward in China	159
Comparative assessment of renewable energy-based hydrogen production methods	159
Does energy trilemma a driver of economic growth? The roles of energy use, population growth, and financial development	159
Review of heat transfer enhancement techniques for single phase flows	158
An internet of energy framework with distributed energy resources, prosumers and small-scale virtual power plants: An overview	158
Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers and alternatives for international transport of renewable hydrogen	158
Applications of reinforcement learning in energy systems	157
Current status of biogas upgrading for direct biomethane use: A review	157
Environmental effects of Information and Communication Technology - Exploring the roles of renewable energy, innovation, trade and financial development	156
Design architectures for energy harvesting in the Internet of Things	155
Towards a transactive energy system for integration of distributed energy resources: Home energy management, distributed optimal power flow, and peer-to-peer energy trading	153
Review analysis of COVID-19 impact on electricity demand for residential buildings	152
Analysis of the innovation strategies for green supply chain management in the energy industry using the QFD-based hybrid interval valued intuitionistic fuzzy decision approach	151
Data-driven predictive control for unlocking building energy flexibility: A review	151
Energy efficiency and economy-wide rebound effects: A review of the evidence and its implications	151
Vacuum pyrolysis incorporating microwave heating and base mixture modification: An integrated approach to transform biowaste into eco-friendly bioenergy products	150
Current and future perspectives of carbon and graphene quantum dots: From synthesis to strategy for building optoelectronic and energy devices	150
The rational design of biomass-derived carbon materials towards next-generation energy storage: A review	148
A review on flocculation as an efficient method to harvest energy microalgae: Mechanisms, performances, influencing factors and perspectives	147
Lignocellulosic biorefineries: The current state of challenges and strategies for efficient commercialization	147
Data-driven probabilistic machine learning in sustainable smart energy/smart energy systems: Key developments, challenges, and future research opportunities in the context of smart grid paradigm	145
Environmental sustainability and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa: A modified EKC hypothesis	144
A review on energy storage and demand side management solutions in smart energy islands	144
A review of membranes in proton exchange membrane fuel cells: Transport phenomena, performance and durability	144
Combining food and energy production: Design of an agrivoltaic system applied in arable and vegetable farming in Germany	144
Noise and vibration suppression in hybrid electric vehicles: State of the art and challenges	143
Conversion of lignocellulose to biofuels and chemicals via sugar platform: An updated review on chemistry and mechanisms of acid hydrolysis of lignocellulose	143
Catalytic fast pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass: Critical role of zeolite catalysts	143
The development of Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) research in China: A bibliometric perspective	143
A review on the recent advances in mixed matrix membranes for gas separation processes	141
Multi-objective optimization and multi-criteria decision-making methods for optimal design of standalone photovoltaic system: A comprehensive review	141
Modified nickel-based catalysts for improved steam reforming of biomass tar: A critical review	141
Bioenergy in China: Evaluation of domestic biomass resources and the associated greenhouse gas mitigation potentials	140
Biomass-derived biochar materials as sustainable energy sources for electrochemical energy storage devices	140
A review of pyrolysis technologies and feedstock: A blending approach for plastic and biomass towards optimum biochar yield	140
Modern developmental aspects in the field of economical harvesting and biodiesel production from microalgae biomass	140
A comprehensive review of variable renewable energy levelized cost of electricity	140
Review on phase change materials for cold thermal energy storage applications	139
Circular economy aspects of lignin: Towards a lignocellulose biorefinery	139
Sustainable renewable energy supply networks optimization – The gradual transition to a renewable energy system within the European Union by 2050	139
Machine learning applications in urban building energy performance forecasting: A systematic review	138
A review on solar photovoltaic thermal integrated desalination technologies	138
A review on the development of compressed air energy storage in China: Technical and economic challenges to commercialization	138
Mitigation strategies for Li-ion battery thermal runaway: A review	138
Rechargeable Zn-air batteries: Recent trends and future perspectives	138
Installation of offshore wind turbines: A technical review	138
A review on hybrid thermal management of battery packs and it's cooling performance by enhanced PCM	137
Algae based microbial fuel cells for wastewater treatment and recovery of value-added products	137
Recent advances on industrial data-driven energy savings: Digital twins and infrastructures	137
How to make better use of intermittent and variable energy? A review of wind and photovoltaic power consumption in China	137
A review on solvent systems for furfural production from lignocellulosic biomass	137
Evaluation of engineering properties and environmental effect of recycled waste tire-sand/soil in geotechnical engineering: A compressive review	136
Review of energy storage systems for vehicles based on technology, environmental impacts, and costs	136
A consolidated MCDM framework for performance assessment of battery electric vehicles based on ranking strategies	135
Pretreatment of lignocelluloses for enhanced biogas production: A review on influencing mechanisms and the importance of microbial diversity	135
Residential net-zero energy buildings: Review and perspective	135
Technical challenges and opportunities in realising a circular economy for waste photovoltaic modules	135
A review of multiphase energy conversion in wind power generation	135
Gasification of municipal solid waste blends with biomass for energy production and resources recovery: Current status, hybrid technologies and innovative prospects	135
Phase change materials integrated into building walls: An updated review	135
Recent advances in mechanochemical production of chemicals and carbon materials from sustainable biomass resources	135